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CHARLES P; JADWIN, 0F CARBONDALE, PENNSYLVANIA.

Y Lettera Patent No. 67.310, dated Julyo, 1867. I

IMPROVBD CLOTHES-POST..

TO ALL WHO'M IT MAY C-ONCERN;

Be it known that I, CHARLES P. JADWXXLV'of the city ofCarbondule, in theState of Pennsylvaniifhave invented va. newfand iinproved Clothes-Post;and'I hereby declerethnt the following is afull and exactdescriptionlthereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawingsand the letters of reference marked thereon;

The nature of! my invention consists in providing a. box-base with adrum inside te wind the clothes-line upon by menus 'efe-crank andratchet attached, and a hollow post fastened in the top of box, with a`small pulley fixed in'side of the 'hollow post at the top, with a holemadethrough the side of post, through which the clothes-line is tobefpassed over the pulley, down through the'hollowpos't, and fastened tothe drum inside of thejhase, upon-jvhicltstole `wound"ud unvion'db'ymea'ns'of `tle"crnk, andheld by the ratchet, and where the clothes-linewill be kept secure from theaction of changeable'weather while notintuse, or drawn out for use und fastened to enything desired, undslackened or made tight by'megms of'the 'crunk and ratchet.

To enubl othersskilled in the srt`to make and use my invention, I willproceed to' describe its construction ondop'emtion. l

I construct my clothes-post A by making box-base B o'f any suitablematerial or size that is desired, inside -of which I lx: the druru 0,into which I connect the crank D and ratchet E that I work on theoutside of the box-buse. I construct and fasten' into the top of'thebox-basis the hollow post F, with the pullcy Gfitted inside ut'the top`and a. hole through. the side ofjthe'post large enough to pass theclothcs-line through over the pulley, down through the hollow post, andfasten it to drum in the box-bzise, upon which wind it, and where I keepit, when not in use, secure from storm `or the action of the weather. Ihave also a ring, or any other suitable alrrang'ement, fastened to theouter end of the clothes-line to keep it from being drawn inside of thepost, and also to fasten it 4to any desirable place or thing when drawnout for use, and wheel slacken or tightenjt by means of the crank vundratchet that are attached to the post. v

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The box-bsetwith drum, crank, and ratchet attached, and hollow post,with pulley and rope, as herein described, and for the purposes set`forth. i.

' CHS.n P. JADWIN.

Witnesses:

Jsssn G. THOMPSON, JNO. W. ArrxsN.

